Harper & Brothers. It tells what the Club is for,
gives prospectus for the coming year, gives the formula for plain paper,
which so many of you have been writing about, and also gives the prize
offers, rules, etc., of the competition. Copies of the circular will be
sent to any member who applies for them, and we would like each member
to help in distributing them.

Last year but few Ladies of the ROUND TABLE sent in pictures for the
prize competition. This year we want all the Ladies who belong to the
Camera Club to send in pictures. One of the Sir Knights who took a prize
last year was so encouraged by his success that he has been working
steadily all the year, and has made quite a good deal of money. A letter
received from him a few weeks ago states that he should never have
thought of making money with his camera if he had not won a prize, but
the ten-dollar check which he received for his picture suggested to him
that if he could take a picture good enough to win a prize he could take
good enough pictures to sell. He has made pictures of boats, of
children, of pets, of buildings in process of erection--in fact, of
anything which came in his way which he could get pay for, and the
result is that he has a snug sum in the bank, and looks on his camera as
a financial friend.

Working for a prize stimulates one to do his best, and even though one
should not be fortunate enough to win a prize the effort to excel will
not be lost. It will be a help in more ways than one. This year we hope
that at least half of the prizes will be carried off by our Ladies. A
camera is specially adapted to be a girl's companion and source of
pleasure. Cameras are now made so very light and compact that they are
no burden to carry, and if one uses films they are still lighter. Girls
as a rule are more careful workers than boys, and should therefore make
the best amateur photographers, for it takes care as well as skill to
produce a good picture.

Look over your pictures that you have made this summer, select those
which you think are the best, finish them up in a neat and tasteful
manner, and send them in before the competition closes. If you have none
which you think worthy of a prize, set about making some without delay.
If you do not win a prize you will have the benefit of careful
criticism, and will stand a better chance of winning another time.

Any questions in regard to the prizes, or about making pictures for the
competition, wil